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New faculty, staff for new year at Dordt
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08/24/2006
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A new dean of chapel, six professors, a football coach and three staff
people have filled the personnel roster for the start of the 2006\_2007
academic year at Dordt College, which begins Aug. 30.
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Gorter
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{\b Rev. Rod Gorter} is Dordt\uc1\u8217?s new Dean of Chapel, coming
to Sioux Center from the Ukraine, where he was dean of students and
a theology professor at Evangelical Reformed Seminary of Ukraine,
and was also involved in church and leadership development in the
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine. The mission agency through
which they served served was International Theological Education Ministries.
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Rev. Gorter has a B.A. in psychology from Dordt College, an M.A. in
Religion and M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, and a Master
of Theology (Th.M.) from Calvin Theological Seminary.
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Gorter has served as a pastor at Worthington Christian Reformed Church;
Transcona Christian Reformed Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba; part\_time
youth ministry pastor at Borculo Christian Reformed Church in Michigan;
assistant pastor intern at Cottage Grove Christian Reformed Church
in South Holland, IL; and summer intern at the Lucknow Christian Reformed
Church in Ontario, Canada.
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Baxter
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{\b Randy Baxter} from Grand Rapids, Mich., has been hired as an instructor
of social work and director of the social work program at Dordt. Baxter
earned his B.A. (history and sociology), M.A. (sociology and social
work), M.S.W. (Master of Social Work with a concentration in policy,
planning and administration) and is a Ph.D. candidate (Public Administration)
at Western Michigan University. Baxter is also a licensed Master Social
Worker in the state of Michigan.
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Baxter was previously a family preservation specialist at the Michigan
\'46amily Independence Agency and an adjunct faculty professor at
Kellogg Community College. He has also worked as a volunteer services
supervisor, welfare services specialist, and child welfare service
specialist.
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De Young
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{\b Dr. Gary De Young} from Edmonton, Alberta, has been hired as an
associate professor of math. De Young earned his B.S. in mathematics
at Calvin College, his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Utah, and
completed post doctoral studies at the University of California Davis.
He is known for development of the De Young\_Keizer model for Cellular
Calcium oscillations.
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De Young has been teaching for 14 years, most recently at The King\uc1\u8217?s
University College in Edmonton, Alberta. He also taught mathematics
at Western State College of Colorado, Calvin College in Michigan,
and Mesa State College of Colorado.
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Heavner
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{\b John Heavner} from Norman, OK, is Dordt College\uc1\u8217?s first
head football coach. Heavner earned a B.S. in political science and
a M.S. in education from East Central University. Heavner was the
quarterback coach at Missouri State University (NCAA Division IAA)
in Springfield, MO, and before that was an assistant coach at East
Central University (NCAA Division II) in Ada, OK. Dordt College will
field a junior varsity team in 2007 with a full varsity schedule in
2008.
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Lief
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{\b Jason Lief} from Pella, IA, has been hired as an instructor of
theology. He earned a B.A. in history (with a secondary education
endorsement) at Northwestern College, and a M.A. in theology from
Wheaton College Graduate School, with a focus on Biblical Studies
and Historical Theology. \line
Lief taught Bible and history courses at Pella Christian High School,
and prior to that was a teacher/service and chapel coordinator at
\'46aith Christian High School in Bigelow, MN.
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Mathias
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{\b Matt Mathias} from Orange City will teach in the Business Administration
Department. Mathias has both a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering (magna
cum laude) and a M.B.A.(with distinction) from the University of Michigan,
and comes to Dordt College with extensive international business experience,
as well as teaching experience at Spring Arbor University in Michigan.
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Most recently, Mathias was a senior consultant and trainer at Meta
HR and Communication in Singapore, where he also conducted leadership
research in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia with InterVarsity
Christian \'46ellowship. His previous professional experience includes
managing global strategic planning and human resources as a senior
manager for ETAS, GmbH; serving as a manufacturing operations manager
for Procter and Gamble; and participating in an engineering co\_op
program with Delphi Chassis Systems, General Motors.
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Sandbulte
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{\b Natalie Sandbulte} is an instructor of psychology and will direct
that department\uc1\u8217?s student field experience program for an
interim year. Sandbulte (Bosma) is originally from Hospers, but comes
to Dordt from Illinois.
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She earned a B.A. in psychology from Northwestern College (Orange
City) and her M.A. in clinical psychology from Wheaton College, where
she is also currently a candidate for a doctoral degree in clinical
psychology. She also has clinical experience from a position at the
Heartland Counseling Center, Elburn, IL.
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Vander Veen
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{\b Kathryn (Kate) \'46uller Vander Veen} of Ocheyedan, IA, is a nursing
instructor for the B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree)
program. Vander Veen earned a B.S.N. at the University of Utah, followed
by a M.S.N. at Uniformed Services University.
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Vander Veen has 22 years nursing experience with the United States
Air \'46orce, where she served as a staff nurse, nursing manager and
supervisor, operating room nurse, flight nurse, nursing quality assurance
officer, hyperbaric nurse, family nurse practitioner and medical information
systems consultant. She was a Lieutenant Colonel at \'46alls Church,
VA, prior to her recent retirement from the Air \'46orce.
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Den Herder
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{\b Diane Den Herder} is the new HPER (Health, Physical Education
and Recreation) Department secretary. She has an A.A. degree from
Dordt College and has worked the past 13 years as a legal secretary
for Oostra, Bierma and Schouten. Prior to that, she was a trust administrative
assistant at Peoples Bank. Diane and her husband, Kirk, live on a
farm near Sioux Center.
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De Nooy
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{\b Leah De Nooy} is a new admissions counselor who will be working
with prospective students in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri,
Texas and some of the eastern states. De Nooy earned a B.A. in elementary
education at Dordt College and taught at the Nicaragua Christian Academy
in Managua for three years.
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Mellema
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{\b Barb Mellema}, Sioux Center, is Dordt\uc1\u8217?s new Director
of Annual Giving. She earned a B.A. in communication from Dordt College,
and previously owned and operated Mane Attraction Hair Salon in Sioux
Center. Mellema is primarily responsible for planning and directing
the college\uc1\u8217?s annual fund drive for operational support,
the spring debt reduction drive, and fund raising and donor cultivation
activities in assigned territories.
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